Value investing is the best type of investing for beginners looking to independently invest in the stock market. It involves buying companies based on how good they are at making money as a business. No hype, no riding the wave—just disciplined valuation of each potential buying opportunity. If you

As investing grows in popularity—a positive trend in every respect—so does the prevalence of enabling the "automatic investing" feature in brokerage accounts. While this approach appears disciplined and hands-off, it limits portfolio growth for millions. More importantly, the risks associated with auto-investing can undermine its supposed

Last week’s article was all about the importance of a watchlist and how it differs from a portfolio. In that article, I briefly mentioned how I have a paper portfolio, which is different from both a watchlist and a portfolio with your personal money in it. So what is

I was talking with some friends about a recent stock I bought when one said "I just added that one to my watchlist recently.", which made me think... did he add it to his positions, or is he actually just watching the stock? Another friend sharing my confusion

It doesn't take a genius to find out why great businesses still won't succeed... they don't have consumers: they don't make money. In fact, 36% of startups fail because they create a product/service that nobody wants or needs. The problem with

Many people think that the stock market "reacts" to events that have already happened. While this is logical it's actually the opposite: the stock market isn't reacting to yesterday's news, it's worried about tomorrow. What do I mean? Let'

Every stock is a masterful story that has stakeholders heavily involved in the very real tale; but unlike books we may read in elementary school school, very few have an ending that ends the way we may want it. Unfortunately, it's easier now than ever to get swept

As all beginners should, it's easy to judge a stock based off of its fundamental statistics. If you are not familiar with fundamental statistics (or the term itself) then please check out this article before hand! But beyond that, investors should look at the details not often in

Recently, the market had a pretty substantial pullback a couple of months into Trump's presidency. Most blame this reaction on the consistent back and forth confusion concerning tariffs. Many of these political/economical events that happen are unpredictable and are near impossible to plan for ahead of time,

If you've been invested in the market for at least 3 months, you have most likely heard the term "quarterly earnings". But, what are these earnings reports and why do they matter so much to the company's stock? Let's dive in! What

You may have heard of the term DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan), but why would you rollover your cash into more stock when it could've been in your pocket? The answer is quite simple, but a DRIP may not be the best move for your specific portfolio... Let'

For investors, there unfortunately is no crystal ball where we can make all of the best trades. If that were the case: we would all be rich, and I would be out of a job. So far we've learned what criteria we should use to grade a stock,

We've all had the moment before placing a trade, no matter how being or small, where we pause and think: "Should I do this?". This is completely normal, especially when you are first starting out. No matter how normal one may claim it to be, it&

In a prior article, I discussed the importance of diversification and how it's used as damage control for investors. However, diversifying your entire portfolio into equal parts of anywhere from 10-20 (or more) stocks is exhausting work and can take hours daily to evaluate your positions. With ETFs

Imagine owning a piece of a property that pays you, but doesn't require the up-keep, evicting somebody, or any other hazards one can think of commonly found in real estate investing. Real Estate Investment Trusts make this dream a reality for everyday stock-market investors. Should you reserve a